Africa Eastern and Southern vs Syrian Arab Republic: Carbon intensity of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
22nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
19th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Syrian Arab Republic
00.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0991 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3461 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.378 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0319 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 0.3134 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3273 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0139 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 0.2526 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 0.2187 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3091 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0904 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.303 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.0991 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Syrian Arab Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.